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• Retired
• Adjunct Professor, Department of History, Tulane University, Spring 2001 to present.

• Senior Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, June 2007 to May 31, 2008. Responsibilities included history, historic preservation, and cultural resources management (CRM) in Louisiana.

• Deputy Environmental Liaison Officer for Historic Preservation.  FEMA.  September 2006 to May 2007.

• Senior Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, 1985 to August 2006.  Responsibilities included history, historic preservation, and cultural resources management (CRM) in Louisiana.

• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University

• Intergovernmental Personnel Act appointment at Tulane University.  Director of Mississippi River\Experiential Education Project.  Half time assignment, 1999 to 2000.

• District Historian, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, June 1982 to December 1985.

• Historian, Iroquois Research Institute, Fairfax, Virginia, May-July 1981.  Historian on CRM project under contract to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

• Graduate assistant, Louisiana State University, Geography and Anthropology, Summer 1968.

• Ph.D. History, Louisiana State University, 1982.  Major fields: American History, Native American history.  Minor fields: Twentieth century European intellectual history, Anthropology.

• M.A. Anthropology, Louisiana State University, 1970.  Minor: Sociology.

• B.A. Anthropology, Louisiana State University, 1968.

• Additional graduate training in anthropology, University of Kentucky, 1968-1969.

• History in Everyday Life.  Tulane University, Department of History. (Fall 2008).

• Mississippi River History and Culture.  Tulane University, Department of History. (Spring 2006).

• Mississippi River Culture and History. Tulane University, Department of History. (Fall 2004).

• Mississippi River Culture and History.  Tulane University, Department of History.  Spring 2003.

• Mississippi River Culture and History.  Tulane University, Department of History.  Spring 2002.

• Public History.  Tulane University, Department of History.  Fall 2001.

• Applied History.  Tulane University, Department of History.  Spring 1998, Spring 1999.

• The Mississippi River in History.  Tulane University, Department of History.  Spring 1997, Fall 1997, Fall 1998, Fall 1999.

• Public History.  Louisiana State University, Department of History, Spring 1995, Fall 1996.

• Historical Museums.  Independent Studies course.  Tulane University.  Spring 1998.

• Ole Man River: The Mississippi River in History.  A short course offered at the Metropolitan College, University of New Orleans.  Fall 1990.

• Graduate assistant, Louisiana State University, Department of History, August 1974 to May 1977.  Graduate assistant in courses in the first semester American History survey and American Frontier.

• Graduate assistant, University of Kentucky, Anthropology, 1968-1969.  Graduate assistant for courses in Introduction to Anthropology.

My major publication is a history of federal archaeology in the Southeast in the Great Depression of the 1930s, A New Deal for Southeastern Archaeology.  Published by the University of Alabama Press in 1996, the book covers archaeological projects of the Smithsonian Institution, Civil Works Administration, Works Progress Administration, National Park Service, and Tennessee Valley Authority.

• “Archaeological Databases in the New Orleans District,” In Automation Tools for Cultural Resource Managers, edited by Frederick L. Briuer.  Vicksburg: Waterways Experiment Station, 1992, 33-40.  Co-authors: Michael Stout and Van Button.

• “A Documentation Strategy for Archaeology.”  In Tracing Archaeology's Past: The Historiography of Archaeology.  Andrew L. Christenson ed.  Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1989, 187-198.

• Book review of Consumer Choice in Historical Archaeology, edited by Suzanne M. Spencer-Wood. The Public Historian, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Winter 1989), 74-76.

• “Making Ourselves More Useful: A Cooperative Approach to Equality in Cultural Resources Management.”  Public History News, Vol. 8, No. 2/3 (Winter/Spring 1988), 2.

• “Preservation of Archaeological Records.”  Society for American Archaeology, Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 4 (September 1985).  Reprinted in Council for Museum Anthropology Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 2 (April 1986).

• “The Louisiana WPA Archaeological Project.”  Bulletin of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, 19 (1976), 50-52.

• Co-organizer of the Randall L. Gibson conference on the Mississippi River.  Topic: Interpreting the Cultural and Natural Resources of the Mississippi River Valley.  Sponsored by Tulane University and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2003.
• Co-organizer of the fourth Randall L. Gibson conference on the Mississippi River.  Topic: Comparing Rivers: The Mississippi and the Niger.  Sponsored by Tulane University and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2002.
• Co-organizer of the third Randall L. Gibson conference on the Mississippi River on Mississippi River Heritage Tourism.  Sponsored by Tulane University and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, November 2001.
• Co-organizer of a conference on The Past, Present, and Future of Drainage in New Orleans.  Sponsored by Tulane University, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, October 1999.
• Co-organizer of the Tulane University-U. S. Army Corps of Engineers conference on Centuries of Change: Human Transformation of the Lower Mississippi River.  Tulane University, October 1998.
• Co-organizer of the Tulane University-U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Symposium on Cultural Heritage of the Lower Mississippi River Valley. October 1997.

• Organizer of symposium on Industrial Archaeology in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1997 meeting of the Society for Industrial Archaeology.
• Historical Archaeology in Louisiana. Co-organizer of session offered at the 1996 meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Co-organizer: Joan Exnicios.
• Organizer of session on Research Value of Cultural Resources Management/ Historic Preservation Data: A Neglected Historical Resource. Joint meeting of the Organization of American Historians and the National Council on Public History, 1989.
• Organizer and chairperson of symposium on The History and Documentation of Southeastern Prehistory, Southeastern Archaeological Conference meeting, 1988.
• Organizer and chairperson of symposium on Preservation of Archaeological Records. 1986 meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

• Presentation on The Corps of Engineers and the Mississippi River  to Mississippi River Basin Colloquium.  Tulane University, 2004.

• Historic Preservation and Heritage Tourism.  Randall L. Gibson conference on Mississippi River Heritage Tourism.  November 2001.

• Paper on fortifications in southern Louisiana.  Corps of Engineers Cultural Resources meeting.  Co-author: Joan Exnicios.  April 2001.

• The Corps of Engineers Role in Military Site Preservation in Southeastern Louisiana.  South Central Historical Archaeological Conference. September, 2000.  Co-author: Joan Exnicios

• The Corps of Engineers and 19^th Century Fortifications in Coastal Louisiana.  Tulane University School of Architecture Second Annual Preservation Symposium.  April 2000.  Co-author: Joan Exnicios.

• Preserving the History of the New Orleans Drainage System.  The Past, Present, and Future of Drainage in New Orleans.  Conference sponsored by Tulane University, the Corps of Engineers, and the Sewer and Water Board of New Orleans, October 1999.

• From Wetland Reclamation to Restoration: The LaBranche Wetlands.  Paper presented to the Centuries of Change Conference: Environmental Transformation of the Lower Mississippi River.  Tulane University, October 1998.  Co-author: Joan Exnicios.
• Archaeology of Mississippi River Plantations. Tulane University-U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Symposium on Cultural Heritage of the Lower Mississippi River Valley, October 1997. Co-author: Joan Exnicios.
• Preserving the History of the New Orleans Drainage System. 1997 meeting of the Society for Industrial Archaeology.  Abstract
• Historical Archaeology and Louisiana History.   Paper presented to the 1996 meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
• Moderator and discussant for session on flood control in antebellum Louisiana. 1996 meeting of the Louisiana Historical Association.
• Stories of Southeastern Archaeology: Autobiography, Biography, History, Fiction.  Invited paper presented to a symposium on Narrative Anthropology: Stories, Story Telling and Storytellers. 1996 meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society.
• The Archaeologist and Cultural Resource Management in the New Orleans District. Invited presentation to the American Institute of Architects, Louisiana Chapter, October 1995. Co-presenter: Joan Exnicios.
• Repatriation and Curation as an Opportunity for Cooperation between Archaeologists and Archivists. Invited paper presented to a session on The Unexplored Facets of Repatriation. 1993 meeting of the Society of American Archivists.
• Floods and Flood Control in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Environmental Forum meeting, September 1993.
• Shipwreck and Mapping Databases. Invited presentation to a Workshop on Gulf South Databases. Midlo Center, University of New Orleans and the Historic New Orleans Collection, February, 1993.
• The "Old Archaeology" as Anthropology: New Deal Archaeology in the Southeast. Invited paper presented to the annual symposium on the history of archaeology, 1991 meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
• The Role of Historical Research Questions in CRM. Invited paper presented at a session on The Historian in Cultural Resources Management. 1991 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cultural resources management meeting.
• Historic Preservation in Engineering Education. Invited presentation to a session on Liberal Learning Needs in Engineering Education - Views of the "Experts." 1991 meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education.
• Archaeological Databases in the New Orleans District. Invited paper prepared for the 1990 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cultural Resources Management Meeting. Co-authors: Michael E. Stout and Van Button.
• Using Cultural Resources Data in Historical Research: An Overview.  Paper presented to the joint meeting of the Organization of American Historians and the National Council on Public History, 1989.

• Historic Preservation of Engineering Structures in New Orleans.  Senior Engineers group.  Waldemar S. Nelson and Company. Inc.  July 2002.
• Historic Preservation of Engineering Structures in New Orleans.  Tri-State Engineering Society.  July 2002.
• Mississippi River Floods and Flood Control since 1927.  Mississippi River Climate and Hydrology Conference.  April 2002.
• Corps of Engineers Historic Preservation in the Lower Mississippi River Valley.  Mississippi River Commission High Water trip.  March 2002.
• Lecture on the Corps of Engineers and the Mississippi River to Environmental Sociology class, Tulane University.  February 2002.
• Lecture on the Corps of Engineers to Mississippi River Basin Colloquium, Tulane University.  October 2001.
• Mastering the Mighty Mississippi: Flood Control and Historic Preservation. Bucknell University alumni group.  April 2001.
• WPA Archaeology in the Southeast.  Presentation to Tulane University graduate student lecture series,  March 2001.

• Lecture to Mississippi River Basin Colloquium, Tulane University.  February 2001,

• Lecture on cultural resources management to Douglas Meffert's class on natural resources management, Tulane University, April 2000.

• Lecture on the Corps of Engineers to Douglas Meffert's class on environmental politics, Tulane University, March 2000.

• Uses of GIS.  Presentation to a course on GIS, Tulane University, October 1999.

• Lecture on Marksville and WPA Archaeology in the Southeast, Marksville State Commemorative Area, October 1999.
• Corps of Engineers Archaeology in the Lower Mississippi River Valley.  Presented to the Mississippi River Commission Upriver Trip, September 1999.
• Lecture on historical methods to the Junior Honors Colloquium, Southern University, Baton Rouge, September 1998.
• Digging on the River: Archeology of the Lower Mississippi. Invited presentation to the 45^th Annual Tulane Educational Conference, A River Runs Through Us: The Mississippi River and the City of New Orleans, March 1998.
• Presentation on antebellum Mississippi River history to a class on the Mississippi River Basin, EEO Biology department and Environmental Studies Program, Tulane University, September 1997.
• Presentation on archaeology to history, writing and environmental classes at McDonaugh 35, a New Orleans magnet high school, October 1997. Co-speaker: Joan Exnicios.
• Presentation on careers in archaeology, anthropology, and history to the Louisiana Burial Ground project, New Orleans Public Schools, September 1997.
• Presentation on cultural resources management to the New Orleans District Environmental Roundtable, July 1997. Co-presenter: Joan Exnicios.
• Presentation on Mississippi River history to the Tulane University Environmental Faculty Enrichment Seminar, May 1997.
• A lecture on the Corps of Engineers and CRM given to an Introduction to Archaeology class taught by Alan Saltus, Southeastern Louisiana University. November 1996.
• A lecture on the Corps of Engineers, the Mississippi River, and historic preservation given to Terry Fitzmorris's class on New Orleans History. Tulane University, Summer, 1996.
• Lecture on the Corps of Engineers and the environment to Colin MacLachlan's class on the Amazon and Mississippi Rivers. Tulane University, Spring, 1996.
• Careers and research opportunities for historians in CRM and historic preservation. Presentation at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, November 1994.
• Careers and research opportunities for historians in CRM and historic preservation. Presentation to the Louisiana State University History Department, April 1994.

• Prepared a successful grant proposal for a conference on Mississippi River Heritage Tourism to the Center for Scholars, Tulane University, 2001.
• Member of Next Steps Subcommittee, National Museum of the Mississippi River, 2000.
• Member of Internal Advisory Committee, Deep South Regional Humanities Center, Tulane University, 2000 to present.
• Evaluator.  Archaeology Week in Treme.  Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Project.  1999.
• Co-organizer of the Mississippi River Commission Upriver Trip, September 1999.
• Co-developer of an internship program for the Africana Studies and Culture Program of the New Orleans Public Schools with the Corps of Engineers.
• Developed a cooperative education program for students in history and archaeology at LSU and Tulane at the Corps of Engineers.
• Co-organizer of the Tulane University Environmental Faculty Enrichment Seminar, May 1997.
• Co-organizer of a one-day tour of New Orleans Infrastructure for the 1997 meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment.
• Co-organizer of a one-day tour of historic sites along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge for the 1996 Corps of Engineers Cultural Resources meeting.
• Organization of a two-day archival workshop at the April 1991 meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
• Advanced Seminar, School of American Research, Santa Fe.  Society for American Archaeology, Committee on History of Archaeology.  July 1990.